time limit
noun
: an amount of time in which something must be done or completed
My boss gave me a three-hour time limit to finish the job.
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After Suarez surpassed the one-minute time limit imposed on other speakers, people in the commission chambers began to boo and drown out the Miami mayor’s comments.
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Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The mayors of Miami and Hialeah, Fla., called in to the meeting to support Meiner, but Miami mayor Francis Suarez was booed by attendees after exceeding the time limit for speaking, the Herald reported.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Consider a similar time limit for grade-school band concerts.
—Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
Monday marked 30 days since his death, the time limit set by state law for a sheriff’s office to file a report with the AG’s Office.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
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Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The mayors of Miami and Hialeah, Fla., called in to the meeting to support Meiner, but Miami mayor Francis Suarez was booed by attendees after exceeding the time limit for speaking, the Herald reported.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Consider a similar time limit for grade-school band concerts.
—Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
Monday marked 30 days since his death, the time limit set by state law for a sheriff’s office to file a report with the AG’s Office.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Time limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20limit. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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